Improvement in horse-rakes



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HORNING, OF NEW LEBANON, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT lN HORSE-RAKES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HoRNING, of New Lebanon, Montgomery county,Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Horse-Rakes; and Ihereby declare the following to be a full and exact description ot' thesame, reference being had to the accompanyingr drawing, making' part ofthis specification.

The leading` feature ot' novelty in this invention consists in anarrangement for regulating the degree ot' pressure upon the teeth.

The accompanying drawing representsa'rertical longitudinal section of amachine embodying my improvement.

The wheels A, axle vB, thills O, treadle D, rake-head E, teeth N,clearers O, and platform G may he ot' customary form.

AProjecting rearward irom the rake-head are levers H, (one shown,) whichgive support to standards I, surmounted by a seat, J. The standards Iare connected with the levers H and seat J, respectively, by pins K andK', occupying such of the perforations k k as will give tothesuperincumbent weight the desired leverage force.

Projectingforward from the seat J are braces L, (one to each thilh)`hinged at their front ends to pins M, which occupy such of the sockets min the thills as may be suitable.

The operation is as follows: The standards I and braces L are adjustedforward or backward in accordance with the heaviness ofthe crop, powerand speed of the team and weight of the driver, so as to aflc 1rd therequisite leverage to insure raking clean, andat the same time avoiddragging the ground. The driver then, seating himself on the seat J,starts the machine, and by simply shifting his person forward orbackward on the seat is enabled with great ease to graduate the pressureon the teeth as the exigencies of the case may require. To discharge thegathered hay, Src., he rises from his seat, and depressing the treadle Dwith one foot the rake turns on its hinges E, throwing the various partsinto the positions indicated by dotted lines.

I claim as new and ot' my invention herein- The arrangement of the seatJ, standards I,

and levers H, or substantially equivalent devices in the describedcombination with the rake E N, for the purposes set forth.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto sc t my hand.

WILLIAM HORNIN G.

Wi tnesses:

GEO. H. KNIGHT,

EDuUND BAEB.

